Principa Regulatory Officer - Food Safety in Hounslow

Location: London Borough of Hounslow

Salary: 47,262 - 50,676 per year

Employment: Full time

Category: Health And Safety

About us at Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be. We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs.

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

Our Benefits

If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Food Safety Team as a Principal Regulatory Officer. In this role, you’ll be primarily working on ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, improve public safety and enhance the quality of life in the London Borough of Hounslow and will have the opportunity to develop your skills in improving compliance, related strategies and policies regarding food safety, supporting underperforming food businesses through targeted advice, educational programmes and official food control interventions.

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

The successful candidate will be joining the Food Safety Team, a key function within the Environment Health Services, part of the Environment and Transport directorate at the London Borough of Hounslow. Our teams core purpose is to safeguard health by ensuring that food businesses across the borough operate in line with statutory food safety requirements, protecting our residents from harm and promoting high standards in local hygiene.

The work we do has a direct and measurable impact on the health and wellbeing of our community. From preventing food borne illnesses and managing local outbreaks, to providing advice and enforcement that improves food standards, our team plays a critical role in maintaining public trust and safety.

The team consists of Environmental health officers, technical officers and compliance support staff, all working collaboratively to deliver both proactive inspections and responsive interventions. The successful candidate for this role will report directly to the Food Safety Manager, acting as a key deputy in their absence.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Leading on Statutory compliance activities across the borough.
• Coordinating and supporting the team during emergency situations, food safety incidents, or outbreaks, including conducting risk assessments and ensuring effective response plans are in place.
• Working across departments and with external agencies to develop joint approaches and coordinated enforcement or advisory action.
• Staying informed of changes in food safety legislation and best practices, ensuring that Hounslow regulatory practices remain robust and up to date.
• Supporting the development and training of junior officers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional excellence.

If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:

• You’re confident making decisions within a regulatory or risk based environment, even when working independently.
• You enjoy working collaboratively and can build strong working relations across the teams, services and external agencies.
• You’re highly organised and able to prioritise workload effectively, particularly in time-pressured situations such as incidents or outbreaks.
• You’re curious and proactive about keeping up with changes in legislation and using this knowledge to influence best practice.
• You’re comfortable communicating technical or regulatory information clearly to a range of audiences, including the public and business owners.
• You bring a flexible approach, with the ability to adapt quickly to emerging issues and help deliver joined up solutions.

Essential for The Role:

Basic DBS

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact: Email: for this job will be held during week commencing 19th October 2026.